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Most instructors and golfers consider Tiger Woods’ setup position to be the gold standard for athleticism and balance at address. For what is essentially a static position, Tiger consistently looks like he simply can’t miss when he settles in over the ball.
But that’s not the focus of this analysis. The real question many of you want answered is whether Tiger sets up as a one plane or two plane swinger, right? The answer is that he sets up “athletically.”
That’s the term I use when teaching any golfer — regardless of whether they’re working on a one plane, two plane, or any variation. The golfer needs to be poised, relaxed, and balanced at address, and Tiger exemplifies all three qualities perfectly.
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One of the defining distinctions in Jim Hardy’s one plane and two plane theories is the amount of spinal tilt toward the ball at address. Hardy recommends 35-45 degrees of forward bend to position the shoulders within his “48-inch zone” at the top of the swing.
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